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|Per fess wavy white and green; a greyhound courant black.< | |Per fess wavy white and green; a greyhound courant black.<br> | ||
|Motto: Venando victor | |Motto: Venando victor | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
Chaser = one who or that which pursues (Oxford English Dictionary). White and Green refers to the Grass Track at White City Stadium London. The Latin Motto translates as "Victorious by chasing". The | Chaser = one who or that which pursues (Oxford English Dictionary). White and Green refers to the Grass Track at White City Stadium London. The Latin Motto translates as "Victorious by chasing". The Badge was approved on 28 May 1943. | ||
[[Literature]]: Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/. Information from | |||
[[Literature]]:Image from https://www.iwm.org.uk/. Information from Admirality Badges Encylopaedia by T.P. Stopford. | |||
{{uk}} | {{uk}} | ||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | |||
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[[Category:Navy heraldry]] | [[Category:Navy heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1943]] | [[Category:Granted 1943]] | ||